The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-03-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

At Eau Claire, the Troy steam laundry
owned by Mrs. Binnie Hoyt, was partially
burned.
At Chicago. Robert Nelson, master work.
mar Of District Assembly "a, Knights o.
Labor, was nominated for mayor OF the
United Labor party. Nelson liz generally
'egurded as a socialist. His assembly has
\ membership OF over Is, 0OO'voters.
Pensions have been granted to the fol.
owing residents OF Dakota: Anna A. Web
'tcr, Hartford; Peter Gray, Burnside, Ros-
III Clark, Mitchell; Horace A.. Foster, New
Hope: Irwin Pulls, Grand Forks; Decatur
w. Frisby. Warner; Milton w. Colfries,
Jhamberlain; Rollin NJ. Carl, Specivicle.
Pensions increased-Alvin +. Devereaux,
Madison; Benjamin S. Jackson, Cavour.
disqualification Miller, Sherwooke; Is uiah
Fry, Wentworth.
Among the combinations announced re-
:ently were the following: Cons uls-Alex-
ander c. Jones, Minnesota, at Chin Kiang;
Charles Jones, Wisconsin, Prague; Oscar
Nalmros, Minnesota, Cognac. Collector OF
:ustoms-Adelard Guernon, district of
Minnesota. Receiver. OF public moneys
g. 3. Sanders, at Wausau, Wis. Indian
agent-E. c. Field. Maryland, at Fort Bel
KNAPP, Mont. Postmasters-Thomas A.
Massie, Logan, Iowa; Robert Huffschmidt,
Lansing. Iowa; P. Talent, Butte City, Mont.
At Washington the outlook for an extra
session in considered pretty good.
A fire occurred in the south wing OF the
capitol at Washington last evening, doing
but little damage.
The president has vetoed the bill for a
public building at portsmouth,, Ohio, on
.he ground that is not needed.
Albert Markham, proprietor OF the Mark
lam academy and one OF the best known
instructors OF the West, died at his resi-.
lence in Milwaukee. He was fifty.six years
II age, AND was II graduate of the Wesley.
IN university at Middletown, Conn.
At Butte, Mont, City Attorney George
:. Randolph, also ex-officer city clerk. was
ound dead in his room from an overdose
II morphine.
The worst blizzard OF the season is re-
ported from various points in the North
vest, railway traffic in many localities be-
ing entirely suspended.
William E., son OF Hon. w. H. English OF
indiana, is arrested at New York on a
.harge OF criminal assault preferred by Mrs.
Case, a widow.
Dakota council confirms P. F. Mcclure
IS commissioners OF immigration, but re.
fuses to do likewise with the railroad COM
nissioners.
William Perkins OF st. Croix Falls. who
has been numbering in the northern part OF
Burnett county. was struck by a falling
tree near his camp and died from the in.
Iuries DON after. He leaves a wife and
TOUR children.
Frank Siddal OF philadelphia is said to
lave been the gentleman who offered Rob-
ert Bonner 500, 600 for Maud s. This is
to have been supplemented by Mr.. Siddal
by an offer of $125, OOO, which in turn has
been declined by MIR. Bonner.
The National consumers Meat com.
pany, OF which the Marquis de Mores ia
the leading spirit. has been recognized with
the idea OF a popular subscription to the
capital stock OF $40, 600, 900 divided into
shares of $40 each, the purchase money
payable in monthly instalments of 50.
Congressman Glover and his bride will
summer at Newport.
John Gilbert, the actor, has been on the
stage almost sixty years.
Judge Turpie of Indiana knows Shaks.
peare's plays by heart.
Thomas A. Arms trong, OF the Pittsburg
Labor Tribune, is much talked OF as the
presidential candidate OF the labor party
in 1888.
An accident occurred on the Lehigh Val.
ley railroad, two miles above Easton. Pa,
by which six boys whose ages ranged from
twelve to fifteen years, were killed. They
were Walter Moon, Walter Heath, Willie
Pearce, John Gregg, Charles Bonstein and
MapniGs CARTS, all OF Easton, They had
been out hunting.
Felix A. Graham OF Louisville sued Fa-
Their David Fornessey, president of st.
Mary's college, Tor $50, 600 damages, claim.
ing that F%ennessey prevented his ordina.
ton to the Catholic priesthood, saying
but little Latin. The jury found for the
lefendent.
The largest oil we'll in Wood county,
Ohio, was struck recently. The flow is at
the rate OF 5000 barrels an hour.
Fire caused $50, 900 damage to the
Ridgewood Candy Manufacturing compa-
ny OF Brooklyn.
1t is learned from reliable sources that
three OF the great railroad building firms
have combined and taken a contract to
build for the Manitoba seven hundred
miles OF o between Mouse River, in
Northern Dakota, and the Great Falls of
the Missouri in Montana. From great
Falls the road continues south to Helena
as the Montana Central. The construction
is to be pushed az few lines ever have been
fifty thousand men ii they can be had,
being put on as soon as spring opens.
Kellogg, the St. Paul weather prophet
who predicted the last storm in his notes
for February, says the disturbing position
Of the planets in March will occur on the
I'd n Sd. from Sth to 18th, from 18th
to 21st, on the Oath and 25th, and from
goth to 31st. He predicts that the tenn
perature will average above the mean OF
the season; that the month will be spring
like, the first half warm. and looks for
severe rains from the 9Th to 18th.
Postofices established: Dakota: Say.
brook, Clay county. Iowa: Woodville,
W%innishiek county. Postmastcrs commits
sioned-Dakota: Alpena, F. w. Whitney;
Dunbar, P. N. Brown; Milton, G.. G. Ham
ners. Minnesota: Bernadotte, c. o. Gus
~tafson; Cambridge, G. c. Smith; Fountain,
A. Benson. Fourth-class postmasters APP.
pointed-Dakota: Cando, E. F. Sibley.
Minnesota: Fairfax, Miss Bridget F .O'Hara.
Wisconsin: marlborough, L. G. Reamer.
M. V. Montgomery, commissioner of
patents. notified the president that he was
ready to tender his resignation.
Edward H. Biggs. a druggist of St. Paul
has assigned. His liza bilities are placed ut
one hundred thousand dollars and assets
enough to cover all loss. His losses were
occasioned by heavy speculations in quiz
nine.